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Decrees of the High Court of Chancery, London, 1748-1881
Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken | Comment | The decrees occur when in litigation it was necessary to, mainly, call for creditors or legatees to make claims.
The Gazettes wording is usually "pursuant to a decree", occasionally "whereas by a decree", of the High Court of Chancery.
The parties named in the "cause" or case are often given to help finding them in the National Archives Research Guide on Chancery Equity suits, and explained in their leaflet "Chancery Equity suits after 1558" https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/chancery-equity-suits-after-1558/, which is essential reading when researching such litigation.
When trying to find them in the National Archives catalogue search Discovery https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (which will not always be successful) limit the search to the C class.
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| Surname | Crockett | | First names | John | | Place | Canton river  | | Rank | Commander | | Unit | Barque Jane | | London Gazette date | 15 June 1841 | | Page | 1561 | | Details | The cause Crockett v Crockett. The creditors of John Crockett, late Commander of the British ship or barque Jane, belonging to the port of Calcutta, and who died on or about the 25 June 1837, on board the said ship then at anchor at Cap-sing-moon, being an anchorage at the mouth of the Canton river, are to prove their debts. |
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The listing is of decrees made by the High Court of Chancery in London as reported on the official London Gazette, available online at https://www.thegazette.co.uk .
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